Nav Test

Capacity Building

Compatibility

The GSMA supported research on the compatibility of GSM, GPRS and 3G signals from handsets with consumer and medical electronics.

Consumer and Medical Electronics

The Telstra Research Laboratories (Australia) investigated the compatibility of mobile communication signals with a sample of consumer electronics and common medical devices. For many devices there was little chance of interference when the mobile phone was separated by greater than a couple of metres. As 3G phones generally use lower power they were less likely to cause interference. In the case of medical devices, interference was unlikely at separations of more than 1-2m.